"I used to tell people I wanted to be a writer. They asked me if I write everyday, and I said, "no". Then they told me that meant I didn't really want to be a writer...I just liked the IDEA of being a writer."
I suppose I shouldn't put that in quotes, because technically it's the best I can paraphrase and not a precise quote. A friend reminded me of that story on Wednesday and mulling it over it seems to me it is just another way of saying "Writers write" or "Do or do not. There is no try."
Things have not been business as usual in my life for the past few days, and so I "forgot" to write. I suspect a real writer might suggest that is like saying "I forgot to breathe." My writing skills have become very rusty and I can come up a bouquet of excuses for not writing every day. It makes me a little mad at myself and a little sad, when I think back to how I used to be. I used to be a writer and right now I like the idea of being a writer again. Even if I don't post to the blog everyday, I could at least write everyday, I have paper and writing utensils and there is something uniquely satisfying about writing on paper as opposed to composing online. I wonder if I can get to be a writer again?
I suppose I shouldn't put that in quotes, because technically it's the best I can paraphrase and not a precise quote. A friend reminded me of that story on Wednesday and mulling it over it seems to me it is just another way of saying "Writers write" or "Do or do not. There is no try."
Things have not been business as usual in my life for the past few days, and so I "forgot" to write. I suspect a real writer might suggest that is like saying "I forgot to breathe." My writing skills have become very rusty and I can come up a bouquet of excuses for not writing every day. It makes me a little mad at myself and a little sad, when I think back to how I used to be. I used to be a writer and right now I like the idea of being a writer again. Even if I don't post to the blog everyday, I could at least write everyday, I have paper and writing utensils and there is something uniquely satisfying about writing on paper as opposed to composing online. I wonder if I can get to be a writer again?
Theresa Comer
"The mind is like a parachute, it works best when open"
"The mind is like a parachute, it works best when open"
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